The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-23
The rEAlrEAflikY RING.
TIE ELECTRIC LIGHf or TRUTH
TURNED ON
The Record which Cannot be Gain.
saia-An Answer That fes.
tiles the Severe
STRUCTURES OF THE SPBNKY
BROOKHAVEN LEADER.
The Ring Must be Destroyed Ut.
terly In the Interest OF Good
Government.

terly In the Interest Of Good
Government.
Brookhaveu (Miss Leader; In the
Loader OF the 26th ultimo, In an article
on the penitentisry ring, We charged,
upon other thinge, that the card OF
the penitentiary lessees, In reply to
the Jackson Lantern Ct July II, 1886,
concerning their indebtedness to the
Stste, and the ceItifioaies OF Superin-
tendent Moo Iistop, Elk Attorney Gem
eral CsichlDgs, aud state R5venue
Agent WIT Adams, embraced In taid
card, published In the Carton Of July
%, 1885, were false and mlslead ng, and
were 81 proven nv the Governors fiji
elal messpge Of 1885 G4n. Writ Ad-
ans, in 4 temeht published in last
weeks Leader takes iesue with US on
this point, and endeavors to show, by
appealing to the record, that we ara
mistaken. ODt other hand, we stand
pledged. II We cannot tustain our
charge by the record, to frankly &C
knowledge opf error, Now to ih9
record The first thing we direct the
readers attention to is the cert 6cates
themselves:
JACKSON, MISS, July 30, 1885.
This is to certify that | assumed tho duties
Of Super ntendont Of tho Miss ssippi state
POniten larry on the h Of March, 1882, and
ara tie present incumbent of that Office.
Hamilt'n, Alien Co., osseos Vt the Mis-
sisslypi Peni!cntlaty, a.. TIER successors.
srsinE to the State under their contract, and
Paid int0 the state Tfensury II balances due
tho state MP to December 1884. | adj listed
and ortfed TO the accounts, and the e'sees
sgipts Tor the payment OF the balances due
+. j. SooUTsToN. Superintendent.
VIcEsBVRG, MISS. July 20, 1886.
This 10 10 certify that imme ate y after
tho pass seiof the act OF 1884, Gov. Lowry.
IN wTitinR, called my attention 10 the same,
And 80 notified the lossOes Of the penitentl-
AIRY, who make full settlement Of all sums
aus, q der the Law and her contract, up to
the lat Of Decsmber, 1884. No suit was in
''"'"' :" F" was noi r. n' g. 'cc1HifficH,Nas.
Late Attorney General.
JACKSON. MISS. July %, 1896.
Iris 10 TO certify hat ] have examined the
gtatemo Of account OF Hamilton, Hoskins
4 gA sue ossora 10 Hamilton. Allen A. Co,
issssss Of the Mississippi pooi, en- tiary, and
End that the balancedue tho STATE under said
ssntTaet, up TO the LIST Of December, 1884 has
bees gaid into the State Treasury, as
az orisinai OF which receipt is now in the
'' Is WRIT ADAMS,
State Revenue Agent.
Il will be observed that all OF these
certificates declare that the lessees had
paid all the amounts aud balances due
the State under their contract up to
December !, 1884; but there Is not 80
much as an intlmation In them, or In
II milton or Hoskins's card (which 10
TOO long for republication here) that
thm settlement up to December l,
1894, was for the rent long past due
for 1888, or that on December /, 1884,
there was still Az unpaid balance due
Foy 1883 OF $l2, 076 81, which was not
paid until month later. We now
suote from the Governors message,
delivered nearly six months after
these cert fcates were pu 1lished:
@ssr lsstiep 2 of an act approved Janu.
ayS d. 1877, ] approved. In 1884 contrasts
usas BY the Superintendent of ths Peniton-
diary 10 necossAry repairs and improve
was credited on the lease for 1883, and tho
Saks,s fsl2,G96 81 no on the lease for toat
yeaF was. on December s.. 1884, aid into the
iFsasu y In the year 1885 approved SINH
lar sHtraots TO the amount Of 81, il9 AZ,
which WIS credited on tho ase for 1884, and
the bA Anoe Of s12, 100 So, du. on o lease for
thAtye r, was on December 10, 1885, paid into
he t,Asury.
The sum due on the lease for the
vear 1885 ha, not been paid Message
of January 0, 1886
Thusit will be seen that there ia a
direct clash between the Governors
statement and the certificates.
But oh, says Gen. Adams in his
reply to our criticism:
The certificates asserted that all amounts
due the state up to DecemNer |, 1884, hsd
bsee paid into the Iroa' ury; or, in other
words, that u full settl sment bad been made
Tor the rent of 1893 II was not intended to
eer'if tn I the amount charged for 1884 had
been paid, as we ktew hat following the
srlan previously OBJ ,eryd no settlement
could be made until the close o the year
1870, and consequently the rent was mot due
fSr nearly six months altor the certificates
WOO given,
1T was not intended to certify"
ato., says the General That is TO say,
it was not intended to convey the
only legitimate idea that the people,
who knew that tho lessees contract re-.
auired annual settlements, could D zee
M ths language used. Ay, there's the
yIbi
Bat, contends the General, We we're only
sol owing the Plan mot the lawl previous
y .bsory,,sS;;, 10 other w"r verbs, the Il, hss,
NJ tho year 1885," He also contends tina
this "plan" was necessary under tho con
tract ana because time wa' needed to com
peeimprovemer Is, etc VIII oh the lessee
this sandy foundatiHn he rests tho who'll
auperstructuro Of his defous', but that n,
such y sition can he maintained. W ewil
prc'ently show. Phe peniteRtiary lease mn
to January |, 1887, ut $50 $50 per y,ar, ant
tho orntract required that settlements shout,
no made annually. In proof OF the correct
moss Of This Interpretation Of the contract "
arnor's mesSag' above, snd also his messag
60 thu Logi laturs in 1884, in which he cali
n tantiou 10 the fact that the les eos ha
ia lei 70 settle 'or the rent due for 1853, no
adds: The sum % $50, |. under the cor
lrsct, due ANNUALLY until its expiration o
LIST January, 1851" ActioR on this l. forms
tion st,m the Goyerro-, and in ending
on ore prompt Goa 81 a. CO with the cor
tract rs 70 payg euts, the LEGISLATURE passe
tbo art approved March II. 1884, from whic
wa tahe he following section!
''sRG 2. 20 u tuvther enacted. that if III
los sss Of the Mississippi tenitentiary sha
fn.l OF efuse tn promptly nay into the Sta
TreAsurv when the game becomes due, n
amount agreed tN DO paid by them TO u
stn,a IN account cf the ex'stiug leAs
gnid pen'tent'arv. u shall be the duty Of Il
Alto, ey General, upon bsing titled
the Governor Of such iaiin'c or refusal
pay amount due, TO institute suit at on
and pro seute he came 20 Judgment nj
gal.slRo,ion thereof AGAINST sal lessees NJ
tho turet o. on their bond COR tli' amount
arrears, ond tho amount 80 collected shS
DO pid into the StR'a Treasury; and Il
bcrohy msde tho duty Of tho aovernor
notify tho Attorney Ge' eral Of such failu
or refu AZ to ay, as soon rs tho fact Of tu
dee ut comes TO his knowledge b"
With this evidence Of the legislative sen
and infant before them when tho, wrC
those certificates 4 ia worse than pueri
oRtWo prominent officials who were speci
ly chavgef with looking After The foanc
interests Of the State Il attempt 20 defa,
Ahair position AZ thi late day BY saving III
wore only allowing the lessees 10 e How ~
nlan previously obs.rved We may a
that Attorney G'ner'l Miller takes no alto
In thie shallow Sophistry bis IRE dccesi
and Gen. Adams. and rarlv las \,
oStared suit on the bond Of the lesteps for
rent duo for 1888. also recently for the ~
due ! 1885, and which we cits , addition
nrsof Of the utter indie ensiblercm of e.